Summary

Video preditor on the prowl.

Credits

12/09 – 5/13

Director, Editor, Producer US-Africa Children's Fellowship Fundraiser Documentary

Film (Feature-length) — US-Africa Children's Fellowship Details
12/09 – 5/13

Created a half-hour documentary on USACF's work in Zimbabwe, which premiered at Random House Publishing Headquarters and helped to raise $35,000 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8wjiDXcrjI)

10/11 – 10/12

Producer, Editor Cohn Creative Group

Corporate — Cohn Creative Group Details
10/11 – 10/12

Produce & edit scripted, interview-based, and documentary style corporate videos for leading organizations, including MasterCard, Success Academies, and P&G.

6/10 – 9/10

Editor (Final Cut Pro 7) Trees for the Future: Haiti Program

YouTube — Digital — Trees for the Future Details
6/10 – 9/10

Co-created a short documentary on Trees for the Future's reforestation work in Haiti (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWwQu9IwJpU)

1/09 – 6/10

Video and Event Production Intern Nomadic Wax

Nomadic Wax Details
1/09 – 6/10

- Assisted at live concerts and film screenings - Filmed and edited concerts and panels, including the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival (http://vimeopro.com/nomadicwax/nomadic-wax-concerts/video/28333116)

5/09 – 8/09

Video & Social Media Team Run Tellman Run

Digital Details
5/09 – 8/09

Created the biographical short, The Man Behind the Barefoot Miles, gaining over 16,000 views: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDavD1nv8HE

6/08 – 8/08

Office Production Assistant Authentic Talent & Literary Management

Authentic Entertainment Details
6/08 – 8/08

Organized files, read scripts, wrote coverages, and ran errands.

6/08 – 8/08

Co-Producer Clicking with Caution

Reel Works Filmmaking Details
6/08 – 8/08

Clicking with Caution is a documentary series produced for the New York Board of Education about internet safety (http://www.nyc.gov/html/media/html/news/clickingwithcaution.shtml). For this series I arranged and conducted interviews in New York and California.

8/07 – 5/08

Co-director, Editor, and Writer Over Here: A New York Perspective on WWII

PBS — TV — Reel Works Filmmaking Details
8/07 – 5/08

In association with Ken Burns’ The War, a team of six teens created a half-hour documentary about New Yorkers during World War II. From pre- through post-production, my team created this film from scratch.

Media

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Education

Class of '13

Marlboro College

Bachelor of Arts, Film and Politics

My Gear

  • Canon Rebel

Skills

  • Producing
  • Editing
  • Photography
  • Interviews
  • Cinematography
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Final Cut Pro 6